Show Aa The Mormon War WarAn An Interesting page from the history history history his his- tory of Utah from a Mormon l viewpoint viewpoint viewpoint view view- point was expounded by Dr Levi Lev Edgar Young professor of ot western wester history at the University of ot Utah When then ho he lectured on the subject The Mormon War to members o othe of or orthe the Association of or the Army of ot the United States at tat the Hotel Utah The audience included a number of uniformed uniformed uni formed o officers cers of the Fo Fort t Douglas command Major Carl A. A Badger Badges presided over lver the function Dinner was served Governor Charles R. R H l was w-as a guest for a short period ana and before leaving to fulfill another engagement he expressed the sentiment that the army organization could do doas as us much good in the United States as an another any other organization in the country asin as asIn as' as asIn In these times of stress men am and women who are arc anchored safely am and nd surely In sanity and purse poise are art needed to hold the tho ship of or state I ve Liberal Part Party Praised Dr Young prefaced his subject by remarking that the sense am and manhood of or officers of ot the army o of the United States wO would lct set th the standard of the warfare of or the world worst warfare for the advancement nL o of principle not for He aggression approached ap approached his subject he continued from t the e angle of a Mormon ormon bornand born bornand bornand and reared in the church and denied denies that any rebellion existed lu in Utah althe at al atthe atthe the time the United Sta Stages H army was dispatched to the territory in 1857 1851 Why was the army sent queried the lecturer There are two aides to that question he continued Wherever you find people united by bl religion it is natural I enters more or less into every phase I of their lives The Mormon people 1 looked askance and possibly with prejudice on t the e Gentiles who camEto came cameto to th the territory In 1869 two parties were formed formes a athe the the Peoples People's party by the Mormons Mormon and the Liberal party by the Gentiles A newspaper was was- established by the latter The Salt Lake Tribune That Thai paper is alive today and and has been of the great forces and factors in the 1 history of ot Utah and In the history of or orthe the great west The old Liberal party part I in Utah was a constructive force lorce in the territory and contained within its ranks some fine types of ot charac charac- character ter Judge ter Judge C. C C. C Goodwin of The Salt alt Lake Tribune was as fine a type of f character as ever came here Sincerity Recognized But the Mormons l believed the army rimy was coming to destroy us 1 believe relieve that President Buchanan sent the army to the far west to get rid id of some of the best officers in the United States some who read the writing on the wall saw within arery a avery very Tery short time secession The Genile Gentile Gentile Gen Gen- tile ile officers of or that time were high types of character and the Gentiles who opposed polygamy did so honestly honestly hon hon- estly but hut that had become one of the he tenets of the ch church The people people peo peo- ile of ot the United States did not un un- the Mormon l people and vice versa and these were gall all contributory contributory tory ory causes to the coming of the army The speaker also paid a high tribute to Judge Zane and Governor summing Gumming but asserted that L. L G G. Brandeburg chief justice Perry G. G associate Justice B. B S. S HarIs HarrIs Harris Har Har- ris Is secretary all of the early territorial terri terri- orial days were not men of high principle They were known as the runaway judges and they spread false also reports concerning the Mormon Mormon Mor Mor Mor- mon non people and these Incensed Incense l the people leople of the United States People Grow GlOW Excited When the people received word of sf the approach of the army all was consternation Governor Young assured as as- the people that no harm should shoud come ome to them and they organized an army for defense which was placed under the under command of or Captain Lott LoU Smith He marched to Echo canon canyon canyon can can- yon on and fortified that defile then went rent on to Green River and burn burned cl many zany of or the wagons of the army army He carried hostilities no nc further The army went Into hito winter quarters at Fort ort Bridger Before Defore it resumed the forward march Governor Cumming Gumming who was as a levelheaded man proceeded to o Salt Lake Lak City and met BrIgham Young oung In this interview the Mormon Moron Mor Mol mon on leader was assured that no harm arm should come to his people should hould they move Jack back to their homes owes Over Q people had hall moved loved from Salt Lane LaKe City and the northern settlements into reto the southern southern south south- ern rn valleys most of them stopping at Provo rove This was during the winter of ot f 1857 Their sufferings had been eon great and their sorrows almost beyond description Arm Army Anny Furnishes Market Marcet Then peace can cane came e to the people The he army never molested them It marched through Salt Lake City without stopping to Cedar valley valle about bout forty-five forty mites southwest where hero It built Camp Floyd During i 1 v I I 1 r r that the soldiers stayed stayed stay- stay I two w years the ed there Camp Camp Floyd was a flue fine farmers market for the Mormon Governor Cumming Gumming took the oath beloved by the peo peo- of or office and aid was I of the tha large wagons Many together broUght by the soldiers with harnesses and other useful equipment were sold ro do me the people for hay and flour In fact when the army left lort Utah to return to the east the people parted with them reluctantly reluctantly antly and some of the soldiers deserted deserted deserted de de- the remained In m and d ry ty o 0 o Everything has its limits but gall Those who have nothing to say or saying it are eternally t One-half One of one per cent of anything anything any any- it Is in as aggravating thing is as beer Honest men never mention their while dishonest men talk taUt honesty honest of or nothing else We Vve are all apt to bo he more stubborn than thing wrong about out doing a about doing a thing right Nothing will encourage a lazy man manto manto manto to go on loafing more than sympathizing sympathizing with him because he has no job |